Category: mott macdonald
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How Oxford United’s all-electric stadium was designed
Oxford United Football Club’s new 16,000-capacity stadium will be the country’s first mid-sized all-electric football venue. Mott MacDonald’s Steve Mills explains what went into designing this landmark project and what the sector can learn from it. CGI of Oxford United’s planned new stadium. Image: Oxford United The brief from the club in 2023 was to…
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Why action needs to be passive on cooling buildings
Use of external shading and optimising window sizes clearly has a significant impact on the visual appearance of the building, which may be at odds with business-as-usual designs, such as fully glazing office buildings. To ensure that such solutions can be explored, their full benefit needs to be explained so that everyone, from the project…
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Temporary works: new guidance highlights early engagement benefits
Recent work by Mott MacDonald used this method to construct a new underbridge below an existing railway during a track possession, delivering a £1.2m saving on a conventional approach. The use of temporary works, combined with the observational method, gave the project team more certainty about how long the work would take, so there was…
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Mott MacDonald continues career returners programme
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Mott MacDonald and STEM Returners have started the second phase of their 2025 programme to help engineers return to work after a career break. The STEM Returners programme gives those on the scheme paid work experience and mentoring, as well as support as they adjust to life back in work. At the end of the…
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Explainer: BREEAM V7 and how it raises the sustainability bar
Changes to the world’s leading system for assessing sustainability in the built environment aim to raise the bar even further. Mott MacDonald’s Selin Demirci takes a look at the changes brought in by BREEAM V7. Houghton Primary Care Centre in Sunderland was the first NHS healthcare building to achieve a BREEAM Outstanding rating at both…
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Stadium building: what makes a winning project?
There are plenty of stadium projects in the pipeline, including Newcastle United’s proposed Leazes Park Stadium, Manchester United’s New Trafford Stadium, plus new venues at Oxford, Luton and Peterborough. There are major expansions and redevelopments planned and underway too, such as the addition of 20,000 seats at Leeds United’s Elland Road and an upgrade to…
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Circular construction: putting theory into practice
Adopting circular economy principles means changing mindsets and ways of working, but it needn’t be difficult, writes Mott MacDonald’s Tom McDonald. Using concepts, such as designing for disassembly and modular construction, offer opportunities for innovation in the construction sector and encourage designers to think differently about their work, leading to more sustainable and efficient building…
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Consultants appointed to oversee UK prison expansion
Under a four-year contract, AtkinsRéalis, Arcadis and Mott MacDonald will deliver a range of services including project and programme management, information management and health and safety advisory resources across the expansion programme. This includes the upgrade and expansion of current facilities as well as the design and building of new facilities. View the original article…
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How performance-based fire engineering can maximise safety and functionality
The tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people in 2017, put fire engineering in the headlines for all the wrong reasons and has led to significant changes in the sector with the Building Safety Act. When undertaken correctly, fire engineering can mitigate fire risks through design to offer protection…
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Building opportunities for people and projects
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“It’s about how we can learn from the way that we successfully deliver in oil and gas, nuclear energy, rail projects and other major programmes of infrastructure and how can you adapt that approach, while bringing in the additional layers of roles that don’t typically exist in buildings,” he adds. View the original article and…